Telegram-herald., 1887-07-19

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fsr oeusr street, tr1nsrlfss ssslab Ia tes clfys
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y slsesae. Assg sEsFy Siy pszssz tErs1<A
tDe sssps a lks hsad u this sflle.s- trolt-
ing by tae experisaxs u 0.Asfs w1y nl4g
ss 13L omit tas sscoadt
Tie D~Ffiaeat inquiry may 4glss. Is t2e
sisclfie zsli ~aF sllssesss Ia req a49ls
ifo1u t1e kait cad egrats. - regard ~ 41
experiment - Phl.4aelphla lans ~. Tie
fFaek apo2 sb.ch Inc es1 runs = 4eo2t cls
taeLsald eel Ia lsagla. slts ts4s e1fFss
CAs ~ shlca h4s = Ea1f-3 q
lnEyfF-fnrss fees. considerably uAeEe t121
. r'Eat aagle. uslilzsely 1y0n Ieayi1g
tIl= curve a gradient c1n1 neoces SitA .
f-4e 81 tseots-six lssg per ln4.e. 4ls
stored slellflt1-y = ssal2ie-t - fa1 t-e
car over AZ 9.aiGaFy ca LE4ez 4Ll-g lni.es
Eif1cut exchanging the battery. Azsln
iFgm tie Nsw York lasslass tGs car
ex fsFinentsd ailh rsn s.uEs WITH a.
easg steady Dlolloa sn1 a. umss 2ltalaed
= snsed ~ ~siFs niles a. hc1r Is sas
sieDpet sna started va less 0f he lsF
4la lsEx tnan toe ordinary street car. lt
s1arpe-t c4gFes and heaviest grades
% ne rasd sGd started again
vita ease" IAe hesslest grals % Aats-
san ave. Ca which lie experiment TOOK
place. - $40 feet Q. tne lais. Ia D4th tie
above cases the rleelEiclfF Vas stored "a
1etlsr-ss ui8eed aa1rl tle seats ~ tie cars.
D.. sol4e sns l4zy object llas these are
- pelimsnts only. Read this lfO2 tAe Cal
eAeo ffi1s.se Of July 5.
LIMA. u. July 4 lses An 0ld-iashiOnsd o
Fourth 81 jalg celebration took p'sce IN
I. a.Ff f..f
Nas the 0pel iag OF the Lana hleetrie Street
i-a4Nzy, aaien equipped With
Tie van Drposle sYslsm ~ slec-rle
motors al generators msnUiacturSd ia
Clicak0. Sol = single delay or stop o.
curfed aad tie crowded cars seemed 10
c.iMo grates as easily as they descended.
The road IS ious miles long and i've cars s'e
iu operation
FEom lhs Railroad "a eds Of April -.
TIE Denver Col Iram~sY Com pany has
tnree aui a-lall miles OF ROAD, seven cars IA
operation. and q speed a. six riii-s Per hour.
The lgzck crosses I've stcsf4 railway tracks,
eight aorse car tracks and bridge 80 feet
long. Al DstrOit Alch., che Detroit
Electrical Works are operating on the high
land baTx foAG tS0 cars, thirteen hours per
iav. a. a cost for ilsl az forty cents
yer day ser car IAe road Is three
miles lorg. speed istsen miles an hour,
loat thig-g passengers 10 . car.
OtneF roads are IA active operation al
Port Huron, Mich. Scranton. Ftssburg,
Philadelphia. Pa. ~. Joseph, Ne, Mont.
( gomsry. Ala. Los ADgsles. Cal, and IN
many other cities.
} Running stree. cars by electric Storage
J viii not cost more than 50 20 - per DAY as
compared with S65O 70 $50 for horses.
/ The cost Of cells is still high, but CONES
/ within tas cosi OF hOTses-t-Om s. 10 Fl2
/ per csr-and must steadily become cheaper.
| 10 - vel known that tue cable system IS
/ Jh. cgsslies. ever devised by friction -
/ Yer cent. Ut the power = wasted. and when
/ che csois is disabled vexat.ous delays must
ensue a. the whole road IS a Unit.
+ Upon the storage system q sitctriety each
/ ca Is perfectly Independent. and requires
/ i9r successful operation. lttie change N
I tLe ordinary horse c-r tracks
/ The success OF thls style OF road. runs BY
I direct current IS shown by Inc fact that the
+ following GRADIENT. have TO terr0rs for 81
/ Appleton. Wis. 4lj fert per mile, allie
I sheuy. Ia, 52s feet Ief mile; P1ttsburg
"a, $50 Zee, per mile. Tie grsde OF Bridge
! ard i.y0n-sts., is about so fse, per nile.
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